Harrison, George - Hong Kong Blues Lyrics

Sorry, Hoagy did it best.

Fine rendition!

Hoagy Carmichael was a talented songwriter but if you ever heard him sing, well... enough said. Harrison's version is brilliant.

My wife and I were talking about this song having just watched the Bogie Flick "To Have and Have Not". What a treat to find George Harrison's rendition. Wow!

Great cover of a Hoagy Carmichael classic!! Thank you for posting!

Wow George predicted how Rael would move to Asia!

わ〜これすきかも〜

It's the story of a very unfortunate colored man
Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong
He got twenty years privilege taken away from him
When he kicked old Buddha's gong

And now he's poppin' the piano just to raise the price
Of a ticket to the land of the free
Well, he say his home's in Frisco where they send the rice
But it's really in Tennessee

That's why he said, "I need someone to love me
Need somebody to carry me home to San Francisco
And bury my body there
Oh, I need someone to lend me a fifty dollar bill and then
I'll leave Hong Kong behind me for happiness once again"

Won't somebody believe
I've a yen to see that Bay again?
But when I try to leave
Sweet opium won't let me fly away

I need someone to love me
Need somebody to carry me home to San Francisco
And bury my body there

That's the story of a very unfortunate colored man
Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong
He got twenty years privilege taken away from him
When he kicked old Buddha's gong

Hong Kong.....I love it

Written by Hoagy Carmichael. Interesting rendition by George.

Was just watching To Have and Have Not, and Cricket (Hoagy) started playing this song, and it's new to me, but I *love* it! Cool to find this version, and another YT video is of a vinyl recording (faster version), but I like the version in the movie with the banjo the best.

We know!

Beautiful George Video xxxx